The Wild Reed

Thoughts & interests of a queer seeker of the Divine Presence;
of a “soul dancer,” seeking to embody with grace and verve
the mystico-prophetic spiritual tradition

Friday, December 05, 2025

Photo of the Day

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On December 3, 2025, Michelle Woster, Executive Director of The Cedar Cultural Center in south Minneapolis, posted the following via soc...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

Quote of the Day

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[ T rump’s verbal attack ] was hurtful. It was shameful, disgraceful. But also, it was flat out wrong calling not only our [Minnesota] congr...

Happy Birthday, Mum!

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In Australia today my Mum celebrates her 87th birthday. Happy Birthday, Mum! I’ve said it many times before but it’s always worth repea...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

Progressive Perspectives on Hillary Clinton’s Comments on Pro-Palestine “Propaganda” and TikTok

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A t an event hosted by an Israeli news outlet owned by Israeli-American billionaire and Trump donor Miriam Adelson , Hillary Clinton says y...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

November Vignettes

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See also the previous Wild Reed November 2025 posts: • November Song • Omar Fateh: A Mayor Who Will “Meet the Moment” • Al...

Advent’s Timeless Invitation to Imagine the Impossible

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T oday we are invited to imagine the impossible. We are invited to abandon our normal way of perceiving and look through grace -filled eyes...
Saturday, November 29, 2025

Diana Trask: “Miss Country Soul”

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Diana Trask ’s “ Oh Boy (The Mood I’m In) ” is a memorable song from my childhood in 1970s Australia. It was a popular song on the radio an...

A Skylight View

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See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Instant Winter • Time to Go Inwards • To Dream, to Feel, to Listen • A Sacred Journey, a Pil...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Michael Jochum on the Thanksgiving Message That Had No Heart

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T here is something especially obscene about a man with no conscience sending a midnight Thanksgiving message to the nation, a holiday liter...
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Michael J. Bayly
Born and raised in Australia, I now reside in the U.S. where from 2003-2015 I served as the executive coordinator of the Catholic Pastoral Committee on Sexual Minorities (CPCSM). During this time I also helped found both The Progressive Catholic Voice and the Catholic Coalition for Church Reform.

I established The Wild Reed in 2006 as a sign of solidarity with all who are dedicated to living lives of integrity – though, in particular, with gay people seeking to be true to both the gift of their sexuality and their Catholic faith. The Wild Reed's original by-line read, “Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective.” As you can see, it reads differently now. This is because my journey has, in many ways, taken me beyond, or perhaps better still, deeper into the realities that the words “progressive,” “gay,” and “Catholic” seek to describe.
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